Wednesday: Mostly sunny, high of 52; overnight low of 27 with wind gusts up to 20 mph.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, high of 52; overnight low of 29.

Friday: Mostly sunny, high of 54; overnight low of 34.

With wind gusts predicted to reach as high as 55 mph, today’s 20 percent chance of snow after 9 a.m. becomes less of a possibility.

After reaching a high of 42 degrees — with winds 20-35 mph, except for gusts — temperatures are expected to fall to 36 degrees by 5 p.m., National Weather Service in San Angelo reported.

“The snow and rain is a slight chance, about 20 percent,” said meteorologist Seth Nagle of the National Weather Service. “We don’t anticipate an accumulation of snow. If there is any, it will be very light. The temperatures will be above freezing all day.”

“This will definitely be the windiest day of the year” so far, Nagle said. “It’s borderline high-wind warning criteria. A few locations may meet that criteria, but it won’t be for a long duration.”

Although the snow chance is slight for Abilene, Texas Department of Transportation officials advise against travel in the Panhandle and Northwest Texas due to a possible blizzard causing low visibility. Possible white-out weather conditions are predicted to last through Tuesday.

The rest of the week for Abilene residents will be warmer with mostly sunny skies. The high temperatures will be in the 50s, but still will be lower than the normal monthly highs for Abilene that typically are in the 60s.

“(There’ll be a) brief warm up, then another cold front that will move into the area for Wednesday and that will keep the temperatures in the 50s through Friday, which is below normal for this time of year,” Nagle said.

The overnight lows will stay cold with temperatures ranging from Wednesday’s low of 27 degrees to Friday’s 34.